The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
COMMENT AND OPINION.

JUDGING from the Kansas experiment, the
colored woman with ballot in her hands is as
dangerous an innovation as a cowboy at a camp
meeting The ballot has been ikened to light
ming in executing a freemans will. The light
ming from female thunder clouds is likely to
strike very miscellaneously. -Philadelphia Rec
ord.
GOVERNOR HILL stands forward to-day the nm
abashed friend and the servile tool of the liquor
interest; the uphoder and defender of the
saloon in politics; the devils advocate of every
deadfal in the State: the champion Of the nasty
little gin mill at the Capitol; the agent of the
liquor associations. Let him have the full credit
of his record.-New York Tribune.
TAKE him for all in all, with the providonces
Of his history included, Germany will hardly see
such another Emperor, certainly not another in
whom most of her own greatest qualities and all
her own limitations are so accurately embodied
Hermann, if he can look on earth, must under
stand the Emperor William quite WELL without
the tuition he would require to comprehend
some not greater monarchs. Spectator.
THE considerate sentiment of to-day will
heartily approve high license and give it fair
trial. and if those who affected by it in their
business affairs shall heartily adjust themselves
to it, they will do most to hinder agitation in
the future. High license is here. and it is here
to stay unless the friends of the liquor traffic
and the friends OF prohibition unite to force the
direct issue of absolute prohibition.-Philadel-
phia Times.
THERE are not politicians enough in the Dem
ocratic party to make attempt to adopt the
Labor platform success. The recent elections
| in the West have shown that both Democrats
and Republicans will unite against party hold
| ing the principles of the Labor party, and it is
safe to say that in a national election majority
| of Democrats would desert their party if it
| should desert the principles common to both
Democratic and Republican parties -Milwaukee
| Sentinel.
| GREAT BR1TA1N's colonial policy for more than
| a century has been based upon the theory of ex-
l <Ar6 RrYt ndn hat pol0 Jya rtpi6lv
| observed now as it has been at any time in the
past. Canada is one of her best markets, and
| at time when the British government is striv
ing to extend its domain and power IN the East
simply to promote British trade, it will not
| NIT Canada to enter into any commercial unions
or ratify any treaties which will give a rival an
| advantage over the English manufacturer and
! trader.-Boston Journal
! THE result of the election in Rhode Island is
| the most signal illustration yet afforded of the
| progress of independence in politics Its lesson
can hardly be misunderstood by the most stupid
| of partisan politicians 1t is the reiterated and
| emphatic warning that there is great and in
creasing body of Republicans who will not be
whipped into the support of corrupt men and
mean methods by the cry that to defeat them
| will be to bring in the party that sustained
slavery and maltreated the freedmen and en-
| couraged rebellion. If Republicanism means
the control OF such men. and if the purpose and
spirit Of the party cannot prevent such control,
practically the party deserves defeat-Harper's
Weekly.
CITIZENS who feel the responsibilities which
popular government places in every man. canno,
satisfy their conscences with law of perfec
ton which gradually abandons society to the
reign of evil in order that they may point to the
perfect law as their own perfection. and thank
God that they are holy while the world ls lost.
They have TO deal with human conditions And
all rational and intelligent men have and
read enough to know that prohibition. whether
by an article of the Constitution. by general law
or by local option, would be simply repeal OF
the tax on the sellers. and an abandonment of al
that has been gained, aud of the larger futur,
promise from the tax law, and that this re
| establishment of free trade in intoxicatin,
drink in its worst forms is .he only result thai
can be surely predicted Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
THE effect of the new order Of municipal at
fairs upon the character of city councils will
probably no, be clearly until after tn
next election. 4 better class of men will here
after aspire to be members and the body vii
reach higher standard of character and ability
The petty details of government to which com
mittees and members have been so long accus
toned to devote their attention will no longe
furnish small ward politicians with opportuni
ties 10 do little favors for their friends. Munc
| pal administration has been largely controlled
heretofore by class of men known in council
as being there for all there is in it." As Their
| will no longer be anything in it for them
they will have little desire in the future to serv,
and men with brains and better cor
sciences will take their places. -Philadelph
North American.